Owens took to Instagram shortly after the designs made their debut at this weekend’s Young Black Leadership Summit.

“BLEXIT= the Black Exit from the Democrat Party,” Owens clarified. “We are AMERICANS, first and foremost. Republicans are NOT racist— they are our American brothers and sisters and we will fight alongside them to fix our broken communities, absent the politics of fear.”

West is now denying he had anything to do with Blexit, claiming the woman he previously admired used his name for publicity because the actual designer didn’t want anything to do with the brand.

“I introduced Candace to the person who made the logo and they didn’t want their name on it so she used mine. I never wanted any association with Blexit. I have nothing to do with it,” West tweeted. The rapper also claims he now realizes he’s been used to spread messages he doesn’t actually believe in.

“I am distancing myself from politics and completely focusing on being creative!!!”

Check out West’s latest tweets below.

I support creating jobs and opportunities for people who need them the most, I support prison reform, I support common-sense gun laws that will make our world safer.